A&E's Emmy®-nominated series "Beyond Scared Straight," following derailed, defiant and disrespectful teens as they enter immersive jail programs aimed at deterring them from a life of crime, returns for a sixth season.

Inspired by "Scared Straight!," the Academy Award® and multiple Emmy®-winning documentary film by Arnold Shapiro, "Beyond Scared Straight" follows at-risk teens who have been in trouble for everything from fighting, theft, drugs to promiscuity, gambling and gang affiliations. They are forced to spend a day (and sometimes a night) in jail, interact with convicted felons and experience the harsh reality of life behind bars.

This season on "Beyond Scared Straight," a teen fighter makes a run for it only to be thrown into a cell with the imposing inmate she was trying to escape; a gang-banger is stunned to meet his own incarcerated brother during the jail tour; a teen starts heading down the right path only to meet a tragic end; and a promiscuous, drug-using teenage boy reveals to an officer that parenthood may be looming.

Season Six Highlights

A teen fighter makes a run for it only to be thrown into a cell with the imposing inmate she was trying to escape.

We meet a teen trying to head down the right path but whose life is tragically cut short.

A die-hard teen Crip is challenged by a veteran Blood and then grilled by a dubious Crip skeptical of his true colors.

A gang-banger is stunned to meet with his own incarcerated older brother during the tour.

A housing pod is so out-of-control that an inmate douses a teen with what appears to be urine.

A twelve-year-old with anger issues faces a group of inmates who force him to do something terrifying and against jail rules right under the nose of the sheriff.

A promiscuous, drug-using teen reveals to an officer that parenthood may be looming.

Our cameras capture the chance meeting of a teen car thief and his estranged stepfather in a poignant jailhouse reunion.

An inmate literally lifts a teen off the ground by the shirt in retribution for the teen laying hands on his own mother.

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There's no tough love in Beyond Scared Straight A&E's Emmy nominated series, only scare tactics made to terrify teens from leading a criminal life. From fighting, gang activity, theft, drugs, promiscuity, to gambling - these kids have headed down a destructive spiral. We meet them just at the fork in the road, where they might be open to transformation. From morgue visits to a day behind bars, some of these kids change for the better, while others don't change at all. Find A&E's Beyond Scared Straight DVDs at the official A&E Store. Through these episodes you will witness remarkable stories of American youths, and maybe help keep you loved one's on the straight and narrow.

Beyond Scared Straight Season 2

Season 2 : Episode 1

Mecklenburg County, NC

Premiere Date: Aug 18 2011 TV14 D-L

In Charlotte, NC, a group of at-risk teens, including a wannabe gangster and a drug dealer, is taken to Mecklenburg County Jail. Jose, the most defiant teen, goes head-to-head with terrifying inmates and one of the toughest female jail deputies Beyond Scared Straight has come across, Sgt.Garrett. When Jose finally refuses to follow an order, Sgt. Garrett makes it her mission to break Jose down. (60 minute version.)

Season 2 : Episode 2

Oakland County, MI

Premiere Date: Aug 25 2011 TV14 D-L

Oakland County, Michigan is a stone's throw from Detroit's infamous 8-Mile and the streets here are just as tough--but the deputies and inmates who run Oakland County Jail's "Turn-Around" program are even tougher. They are physical, vocal and in-your-face. They may have met their match in Brandon, a drug-dealing teen who proves himself with his fists and claims that he was "raised by the streets." Brandon fights back from the moment the intervention tour begins. When an inmate physically challenges Brandon, things reach a fever pitch, and for the first time on Beyond Scared Straight, deputies go into action and a teen is thrown out of the program.

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Season 2 : Episode 3

Portsmouth County, VA

Premiere Date: Sep 01 2011 TV14 D-L

The at-risk teens of Portsmouth County, Virginia aren't afraid to fight back when confronted with a loud cellblock at Portsmouth County Jail. Angela gets into a screaming match with one verbally abusive inmate while Brian, who answers teasing with violence, insults another inmate and is pulled screaming into his cell. For one teen, a day is not enough and he is shocked when deputies show up at his home and return him to the jail for a day of hard labor.

Season 2 : Episode 4

Oklahoma County, OK

Premiere Date: Sep 08 2011 TV14 D-L

Where once it stood for cowboys and cattle, Oklahoma County is now in the midst of an epidemic of gangs and street crime. Angry, impressionable teens are being pulled into the gangster lifestyle. For two pairs of at-risk girls who enter the Oklahoma County Jail intervention program, jail seems to be no scarier than the streets. They defy deputies and threaten inmates. When one girl is finally pushed to the breaking point, she lashes out, physically assaulting a deputy and finding out what it means to be arrested.

Season 2 : Episode 5

San Bernardino County, CA Boys

Premiere Date: Sep 15 2011 TV14 D-L

The mean streets of Los Angeles reach deep into San Bernardino County, where teens look to join gangs at an early age. For four teens that begin an intervention program at the San Bernardino County Jail, neither the deputies nor inmates seem to make an impact. Jerry, who uses drugs, threatens a deputy and Cesar, a thief, spits on an inmate. The group finally discovers the deadly consequences of violent gang life with a harrowing, up-close encounter with corpses at the county morgue.

Season 2 : Episode 6

Richland County, SC

Premiere Date: Dec 08 2011 TV14 D-L

In Richland County, SC, troubled teens stay in jail overnight as deputies and violent convicts make it a sleepless experience.

Season 2 : Episode 7

St. Clair County, IL

Premiere Date: Dec 15 2011 TV14 D-L

After being mobbed by a cellblock of screaming inmates, at-risk teens from St. Clair, IL, are shocked when the terror follows them outside the jail.

Season 2 : Episode 8

San Bernardino County, CA Girls

Premiere Date: Dec 22 2011 TV14 D-L

Near Los Angeles, a teenaged female gang member defies inmates and deputies, leading to a physical confrontation in the chow hall.

Season 2 : Episode 9

Western Tidewater Regional Jail, VA

Premiere Date: Dec 29 2011 TV14 D-L

At-risk siblings from Virginia are exposed to the deadly realities of life behind bars, leading to a life-shattering confession at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail.

Season 2 : Episode 10

Queen Anne's County, MD

Premiere Date: Jan 05 2012 TV14 D-L

In Maryland, during a four-day intervention experience where at-risk teens witness both jail and their own funeral, a boyfriend and girlfriend turn on each other.

Season 2 : Episode 11

Oakland County, MI (Girls)

Premiere Date: Jan 12 2012 TV14 D-L

Outside Detroit, a teen trio of female troublemakers discovers their bond is not tight enough to survive even a day inside a women's lockup.

Season 2 : Episode 12

Hampton Roads Regional Jail, VA

Premiere Date: Jan 19 2012 TV14 D-L

In Hampton Roads, VA, teenage pyromaniac Robert discovers that he wouldn't survive behind bars, even though his mother is one of the deputies at the jail.